Motor-vehicle.



No. 673,6I9. Patented May 7, |901.

E. HAYNES & E. APPIERSON. MOTOR VEHICLE. (Application led Jul-y 13; 19007 shuts-.Sheet I..

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IPatenmu may 7, |901.

E. HYNES G. E. APPEBSN.

MGTOR VEHICLE. (Application tiled July 13, 1900.)

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No. 673,6I9.

E. HAYNES & E. APPERSON.: MOTOR VEHICLE.

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'I0-TUR VEHICLE. (Afpumion mea .my 1s, 1900.) l (No Model.) 7Sheets-Sheet 6.

No.. 673,6l9. f Patented May 7, 190|. E. HAYNES & E. APPERSUN.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

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-lElElE/I f] Eil/161 @lf2/@www2 ELWOGD HAYNES AND ELMER APPERSON, OFKDKOMO, INDIANA.

MOTOR-VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 673,619, dated May 7,190i;

Application led July 13, 1900. Serial No. 23,448. dilo model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELWOOD HAYNES and ELMER APPERsoN, of Kokomo, in thecounty of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Motor-Vehicles; and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in motor-vehicles, and hasreference more especially to the driving-gear mechanism for transmittingmotion from the motor on the vehicle to the driving-wheels thereof.-

The invention also embraces other features of construction inmotor-vehicles; and theinvention consists in the matters hereinafter setforth,and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. l

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of a motor-vehicleembodying our invention, taken in a plane outside the vehiclebody. Fig.2 is a plan view of the drivinggear mechanism and the running-gears ofthe vehicle, showing in outlines the relation of the body of the vehiclethereto. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken ou the line 3 3of Fig. 1. Fig. is a transverse vertical section of the driving-gearmechanism, taken on the line -1 e of Fig. l. Figf is an end view of theparts shown in Fig. 4 looking. from the right-hand end thereof. Figs. 6to 16 are details of the driving-gear mechanism,

' hereinafter to be explained. Fig. 17 is a view,

partly in top plan and partly inl section, of a distance -rod usedbetween the connected driving-gears on the body and running-gears, saidView showing the connection of the said rod with the several gears. Fig.18 is an axial section of an antifriction-bearing located between thedifferential gear mechanism of the rear axle and the adjacent wheel.Fig.4 19 is a transverse, section on the line 19 19 of Fig. 18. Figf20isa sectional detail of the.

connection between the longitudinal frame members of the running-gearframe and the front axle. Fig. 2l is a vertical section on theindirect-line 2l 21`of Fig. 20.

First referring to the general construction of the vehicle, A designatesthe vehicle-body,

supported on a running-gear consisting of a front axle B, carryingwheels C C, a rear axle D, having wheels E E, and twohorizontallyarranged longitudinal frame pieces F F, which are attachedat their rear ends to the rear axle near the ends of said axle, andwhich frame-pieces converge at their forward ends and are there unitedand connected with the front axle near the longitudinal center thereof.The body A is supported from the ends of the front axle B by means ofsprings A A and from the rear axle by springs A2 A2, said springs beingshown as of the usual elliptical form. The said frame-bars F F areconnected rigidly with the rear axle, but are pivotally connected withthe front axle by a horizontal pivot arranged transversely of the axleyin a manner permitting the said front axle to swing in a verticalplane, said axle being incapable of any horizontal movement with respectto the main frame. 'lhis'construction permits one of' the wheels C to beraised above or below the other in passing over an obstruction or adepression in the ground without communicating motion to the body. Suchpivotal connection of the frame-bars F F with the axle is shown in Figs.l, 2, 20, and 21 of the drawings, and is made as follows: B designatesaplate,which is connected with said bars by a bolt b', passing throughrearwardly-directed lugs b2 on said disk, and a cast fitting Fc, bywhich the bars F F are united at their forward ends. Said plate B' ispivotally connected by a horizontal pivot-stud b3 with a sleeveB2,attached to the front axle B and having an irregularly-shaped lflangeb4, which bears against the\front face Said sleeve B?l is attached tothe axle by dropv ping or offsetting said axle at the center thereof andproviding said sleeve atits front end with a vertical liange h6, betweenwhich l and the lower part of the flange lrL said offset The outer endsof the axle are provided with horizontal pivoted axle-sections B3, onwhich thesteering-WheelsC are mounted. Said shaft-sections are providedwith forwardly-extending rigid arms Btctheouter end of which areattached connecting-rods b5. The inner ends of the connecting-rods arepivoted to arms on the forward end of a horizontal lever B6, which isactuated from a vertical rotative steering-shaft B7, which latter passesupwardly through the body of the vehicle in front of the drivers seatand is provided with an operating-handle b9. -Said hori# zontal lever B6is rigid with a rotative vertical pivot-shaft Z910, which isoperatively-con-- nected with said shaft B7. Said operativer` connectionbetween the shaft B7 and lever B6E includes a spring B8, which permitsvertical;` 4movement of the body relative to the axle,i and saidpivot-shaft has rotative bearing in a forward'ly-extend'ing lugB9,connec'ted with the flange b5 of t'he bearing-sleeve B2.

Next referring to the driving-gear mechanism, which constitutes 'the,principal fea'ture of our invention, said mechanism and the partsassociated therewith are made as fol-i lows: The rear driving-axle'D lismounted Vinf bearings D' D2, attached tothe rear support-l ing-springsA2, thebody of 'the vehicle being! provided with laterally-extending'brackets a, j to which the said springs are attached. Themotor fordriving the vehicle lin the instancei illustrated is a gas-enginehaving'two powery cylinders(marked Ea E`)connected `by a cen`y tralcrank-housing E4. Any other yform of; motor may be employed, however, solfar as the features constituting our vinvention are..` concerned. Saidmotor-cylinders are sup-4 ported at their lfront and rear ends uponitransverse horizontal girths A3 A, which eX- tend between and areattached 'tothe side wallsof the vehicle. E des'ignatesthe crank-shaftofthe engine,

` which passes 'through and 'has bearing in the central crank Sho-usingof the motor. 'Said crank-shaft is provided at one end with a iywheel E2and is journaled .at its other end in a bearing-box a', formed on theupper end of a vertical arm A5, which latter is a'ttached'to a'horizontal frame member A, `extending between the cross-girths A3 Allof the vehiclebody. Y

F designates a-counter-s'haft arranged Aparallel with the crank-shaftand preferably thereunder. 'Said coun'ter-shaftis journaled at one endin a bearing-box A7, extending g -from the vframe member AGandcou'ne'ctedin the Vinstance shown with 'the upright `arm A5.

The said counter-shaft 'is journaled near its lsection 1D'4 4adjacent tothe section D3 is surrounded by a sleeve D5, which is flanged at itsouter end and is attached to said shaftsection D3 by means of bolts orthe like passing through said 'flange and a -flange on said section D3.'Said sleeve Diisprovided on its inner end with a bevel-gear CZ.

'D6 designates a collar which is keyed or otherwise.non-rotativelysecured to the shaftsection 'D'4 and is provided ou its end adjacent'tothe sleeve D5 with a bevelgear d. D7 designates a ,gear-wheel mounted onsaid aX'le,-the "hub d2 of which lis interposed between 'the beveledgears dd. 'Between said hub and rim of the wheei 'inthe 4webthereof aremounted a plurality o'f beveled pin'ions d3, which mesh with thebeveledpinions dd' oir the collars 'D'5 and D6.

The operation oft'he equali'z'ing-gear mechanismdescribed'is familiarand need not 'be 'further ret'erredto. 'The gear-wheel D'f'of thedifferentiail'gear inec'hanismintermeshes with a gear-pinion G,which'fi's mounted on a shaft G,'fixed to t'h'e'upp'er end of an arm D8,which at its lower end has oscillatory or pivotal connection with therunning-gear frame, vso as to afford oscillatory movement ofthe saidshaft G toward and from the sha'ft Fa. Said arm D2 rises Jfrom the rearvaxle and is pivotally connected withihe running-gear Jframeconcentrically with said axle. Ashereinv shown, said arm is 'providedati'ts lower end with a tubular part or sle'eve di, ywhich 'surroundsAthe inner end of the ibearfing D' and is adapted 'to turn thereon, so.asto a'fford oscillatory movement in the upper end-of said arm DS.l"The oscillatory shaft G', as'shown in the drawings, has the form of astub-.shaft secu-red at one end in theiarm D8, and the 'gear-pinion G isshown assi-mounted to 'rotate on said oscilia'to'ry shaft, saidgear-pinion being located on Athe 'inner side o'f said arm. Saidgearpinion "Gis provided with an elongated hub or sleeve g, and Vuponsaid extended hub or sleeve "is fnou-roftatifve'ly secured asprocketwheei G2, the construction .and arrangement being 'such thatsaid Vsproc'ke't-wheel is `'in Eli ne with the `s rocket-wheel F of thecounterthrough the 4'medium of an endless chain belt G2.

The gear-pinion and'the e'qualizing-gear mechanism described constitutethe operative connection between the counter-shaft and the IOO IOS

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rear driving-axle. In View of the fact that pinions and gear-wheels,which are continu-y ously in mesh with each other, communicate eras-iethe sprocket-wheel F' is supported on` the veis provided for by theconstruction next to be described.

Between the counter-shaft F2t and the stubshaft G' extends adistance-rodl H, which is attached at its forward end toa ring' H',surrounding the bearing e of the counter-shaft, as shown in Fig. 17, andis provided at its rear end with fork-arms h h, whichy are pivotallyconnected with the arm D3, concentrically with-said shaft G'. As aconvenient construction said fork-arms are pivoted one to the arm D8concentrically wit-hthestub-shaft G and the other to the end of the saidstubshaft outside of the gear and sprocket wheels mounted thereon. Saiddistance-bar is made extensible, asshown in the drawings, for thepurpose of varying the distance between said sprocket-wheels, andtherefore the tension onl the chain. With this construction it will beobvious that as the sprocket-wheelF' rises and falls by reason ofy thedepression andelevation of the vehicle-body the sprocket-wheel G2 willbe permitted to move slightly toward and from the shaft F', and owing tothe rigid connection between said vshafts Fu and G aorded by saiddistance-bar auniform distance between the sprocket-Wheels4 Will bemaintained.

Next describing the changer-speed gear mechanism,whichconstitutes aprincipal feature of our invention', the saine is shown in detail inFigs. et to 16, inclusive, andis-made' as follows: The crank-shaft E' isprovided' with a plurality of gear-pinions I I I2 I3, located side bysidethereon and keyed orother-wise non-rptatively secured to said'shaft.

The gear-'wheels I I I2 meslrwithgear-wheels (designated as a whole byJ- J' J2)l which are mounted on the counter-shaft F3. The=con structionof the last-mentioned gear-wheels issuch that either of the same maybe=con uected rigidly with the counter` shaft F2, while the others willbe f'reeto rotatethereon, whereby motion fromfsaid: crank-shaft E' willbe communicated to the counter-shaft FtL through one of the pinions II". I2 andV its meshing wheel J J' J2, while theother gearno motion fromoneshaftfto the other. The intermeshing pinions-and wheels I J I' Jl I2J2 are of` varying proportionate diameters, so that the counter-shaft Fwill be drivelrat varying speeds, accordingto which oneof the wheels J',J', or J2 is held-fromrotation on the shaft F.

As herein shown, threedilferent speeds are provided foirwhilethevehicleiis running ina forwarddirection through the` threegearwheelsJ, J', and J2. Inv addition to-Varying the speed of thevehicle-means are provided forY reversing the directiouofl motion` ofthe vehicle, embracing the gear-pinions-l3at the end of the crank-shaft,the gear-wheel J3 at the end of the counter-shaft,and an interposedpinion J4, which meshes with the gear-pinion I3 and the gear-wheel J3.The gear-pinion J4 is mounted on a short shaft J5, which latter hasbearing in the upper end of the arm A5, in

ywhich the adjacent end of the crank-shank has bearing. Obviously byreason of the intel-position of the gear-pinion J 4 between thegear-pinion I3 and the gear-wheel J3 the direction of motion transmittedto the gearwheel J3 is reversed, and inasmuch as it is only desirable toreverse the vehicle when going at a slow speed the parts last describedare so proportioned as to'give the desired slow motion to the vehicle.

The gear-wheels J to J3, inclusive, are compound in their construction,consisting each of an outer cogged rim J6 and a central part or hub J7,which latter is rigidly secured to the shaft and with respect to whichthe former may haverotary movement or to which it may be'locked when itis desired to drive the vehicle through such gear-Wheel. The said gear-,Wheels J,`J', J2, and J3 are alike, and in the lfollowing descriptionthereof one wheel only lneed to be referred to,it being understood that`the description applies equally well to either of the wheels.

The outer part J6 of said gear- 'Wheelisconveniently made of twoseparate rings j and j', the former constituting the lcogged rim withwhich the-gear-pinions I to I3,

inclusive, mesh.

Said partij' consists of in- IOO `ner and` outer annularrigidly-connected cyy Ilindric'concentric parts or membersj2j3,joinediby radial arms, to one'side of which inwardlyprojecting armsj on theouter cogged ri In are 1secured by bolts.

The inner part j3 engages,

surrounds, and-has bearing on an outer cythe wheel.

lindric surface ofthe inner part-or hubj7 of lhe annular partj2 extendslatferally from the side of the cogged rim of the wheel and affords an.annular friction-surifacelwhich is surrounded and engaged by aIbrake-strap k, carried by the said inner part or hub. The inner part orhub is also shown las consisting of inner and outer cylindricllpartsjjf, which are joined by an integral @header webjT, which latteris provided with 1beari:1g-apertures 78 for a. purpose hereinafafterdescribed.

Provision is'made for. severally operating the brake-bands 7e,ein-bracing parts connect- `ed with or mounted on the hubs J7 and whichare alike on the several wheels J` to J3 and also Icomprising partsmounted on the countershaft F3,arran ged to coperate with saidpartswhich are mounted onsaid'hubs.

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thereof, or that end adjacent to the outer face of the rigid arm, alever-arm K, which extends inwardly to and projects over one of theguide-apertures 7'8 in the hub J7, hereinbefore referred to. Therock-shaft K is also provided with a squared or flat-sided portion,whereby is secured rigidly thereto a short inwardly-projecting arm K2.Said arm J8 is provided with an integral or rigidly-attached cross-pieceJ9, which extends across the face of the brake-ange js and to which oneend of the brake-band Zo is attached by rivets or otherwise, Figs. 9 and1l. Attached to the end or extremity of the band opposite to that whichis secured to the said crosspiece J9 is a metal piece K3, which extendsbeneath the rock-shaft K and is provided with an upturned oroutwardly-turned end or lug Zr'. Said lug projects upwardly at one sideof and in position for contact with the arm K2 on the rock-shaft K, theparts being so arranged that when said rock shaft is turned by themovement of the free end of the arm K said short arm of the rock-shaft Kwill be carried against the lug Za', and by moving said lug laterallythereby tighten the band around the brake-an'gej2. As shown in thedrawings, the rock-shaft K has a bearing at its inner as well as at itsouter end on the arm J8 by means of an outward extension or lug Jo,Figs. 6, 8, and 14, which is attached to or forms a prolongation of thecross-piece J 9, heretofore referred to. Said hub J 7 is shown as alsoprovided with rigid radial arm J 11, arranged diametrically opposite thearm J8 and having a transverse part ji, which extends across thebrake-band Z.: and acts to hold the same in position.

Now referring to the devices for operating or actuating the severallevers K for tightening the brake-bands or friction-brakes, the same isconstructed as follows: Mounted on the shaft Fa, the severalgear-wheels, and the bearing e and in such manner as to slide endwise onsaid shaft is a grooved collar L. Said collar has attached to it fouroperating-rods Ll L2 L3 L4,which are arranged longitudinally of theshaft and which extend to and are guided in the guide-aperturesj, formedin the hubs of the several gear-wheels on ,the shaft F, as hereinbeforestated. Said operating-rods L' L2 L3 L4 are of varying lengths and areadapted to extend to and operate the lever-arms K belonging to the brakemechanism of the said Wheels. As clearly shown in Fig. 15, the said rodsL to L4, inclusive, are severally provided with laterally-arranged camprojections Z Z Z2 Z3, which are so located with respect to the severallevers K as to operate the said levers successively or one at a timewhen the collarL is moved endwise on the shaft. In other words, said camprojections Z Z' Z2 Z3 are so arranged with respect to the severallevers K that when the collar L is moved toits greatest distance fromthe several gear-Wheels its cam projection Z will be engaged with theactuating-lever K belonging to the wheel J and all of the other caniprojections will be free from or out of contact with the otheractuating-levers. Movement of the said collar toward the gear-wheelswill, however, first bring the cam projection Z in engagement with thelever K belonging to the wheel J" and at the same time carry the camprojection Z away from the actuatinglever belongingto the wheel J .fSimilarly a further movement of the collar L will carry the camprojection Zaway from the cam-lever engaged by it and bring the camprojection Z2 into engagement with the actuating lever-arm K belongingto the said wheel J2. When the collar is in its position near theseveral gear-wheels, the cam projection Z3 will be engaged with theactuating-lever K' belonging to the wheel J3. The several camprojections are so arranged as to act laterally on the saidactuating-levers K' when the rods to which they are attached are movedendwise, thereby giving lateral movement to the said actuating or leverarms in a direction to tighten the brake-bands around the brakeiiangesengaged thereby to afford frictional engagement of the outer parts ofthe gearwheels with the hubs on which they turn. When the camprojections are not in engagement with said actuating-levers K', thelatter restfin contact with the sides of the rods L L2 L3 L4, as clearlyseen in Fig. 7, the brakebands at this time being loose, so that theflanges around which they extend may turn freely therein.

For actuating the collar Lor,in other werds, for moving it endwise onthe shaft Fa devices are provided as follows: MV is a lever arrangedlongitudinally of the machine-frame and pivoted at one end to a ring m,which rests in the groove in the said collar L. Said Alever M extendsforwardly from the shaft F,

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and at its forward end it is pivotally eonnected with atransversely-arranged connectingbar M', which is pivoted to a lug m,attached to and extending rearwardly from the forward cross-girth ofthemachine-frame. M2 is a bell-crank lever arranged horizontally andpivoted to a forwardly-proj ectin g lug m2, attached to the said forwardcross-girth of the machine-frame. The bell-cranklever M2 has an armwhich extends longitudinally of the machine-frame and rearwardly fromthepivot connecting it with the lug m2 to a point adjacent to the shaft F,Where said rearwardlyprojecting arms are connected with the lever M -bymeans of a connecting-bar M3. Said bell-crank lever M2 is also providedwith an arm which extends laterally toward the side of the machine-frameand to which is connected an operati lig-rod M4, which extends to theforward end of the vehicle-body and is connected with a hand-lever orother means, by which it may be moved endwise. Such endwise movement ofsaid operating-rod has the effect of moving or shifting the bell-cranklever M.2 on its pivot, and thereby swinging laterally itsrearwardly-projecting arm and IIO giving lateral movement to the rearend of the lever M, wherebyv the collar L is shifted endwise upon thecounter-shaft F. Obviously the connection of the forward end of thelever M with the machine-frame by means of the connecting-bar M enablesthe rear end of said lever M to move iu a straight line notwithstandingits pivotal connection with the frame.

As herein shown, the operating-rod M4 is connected at its forward endwith a hand-lever N, Fig. l, which is pivoted on a bracket n, dependingfrom the forward part of the vehicle-body and which rises in front ofand at one side of the drivers seat.

The bearing-box D for the rear axle is provided with cylindricantifriction-bearing rollers CZT, which engage the cylindric innersurfaces of said boxes and the periphery of the axle-section, as shownin Figs. 18 and 19 and at the left hand of Fig. 3. Said rollers are heldfrom endwise movement by means of a flange d8, engaging the inner endsof the rollers, and a cap di', fitted over the axle andhavingscrew-threaded attachment With the outer ends of the boxes andengaging the outer ends of the rollers. The bearing-box D' will beprovided with a similar bearing, With the exception that the oppositeends of the rollers thereof engage closing-caps at both ends of the box.

Ve claim as our inventionl. The combination with a motor and adriving-shaft, of a change-speed gearing comprising a shaft providedwith a plurality of fixed gear-wheels, a second shaft provided with aplurality of gear-wheels intermeshing with those on the firstnamedshaft, said gearwheels on the second shaft being adapted to turnthereon, means for locking said gearwheels separately to said secondshaft comprising a sliding collar on said second shaft, a plurality ofoperating-rods each provided with a lateral cam projection throughthemedium of which the locking devices in the wheels are severallyoperated, and a hand-lever for operating said collar.

2. The combination with a motor and driving-shaft, of change-speedgearing comprising a shaft provided with a plurality of fixedgear-wheels, another shaft provided With a plurality of gear-Wheelsintermeshing with those on the firstnamed shaft, said gearwheels on thesecond shaft being constructed to turn thereon and being provided Withannular friction brake devices acting on said friction -surfaces andembracing operatinglevers which extend to points adjacent to the shaft,and an endWise-sliding collar on said second shaft provided Withoperating-rods arranged parallel with said second shaft and providedwith cam projections adapted to engage and actuate the saidoperating-levers.

3. A change-speed gear for motor-vehicles comprising a shaft providedwith a plurality of gear-Wheels rigidly affixed thereto, a second shaftprovided with a plurality of gearwheels inter-meshing with those on thefirst, named shaft and adapted to turn on said second shaft, saidgear-Wheels on the second shaft being provided With annularfrictionsurfaces, brake-bands surrounding said friction-surfaces, arms`rigidly attached 1o the said second shaft with which one end of each ofsaid bands is connected, rock-shafts on said arms provided each with anarm which engages one end of each of said bands, and With anoperating-lever which reaches toward the said second shaft, anendwise-sliding collar on the said second shaft and a plurality ofoperating-bars arranged endwise of said shaft and provided with camprojections which act laterally upon the said actuating-levers.

4. A motor-vehicle comprising a runningi gear frame, a vehicle-bodymovably supported thereon, a motor carried by the body, a rotative shaftmounted on the frame through which motion is transmitted to thedrivingwheels and means for transmitting motion from said motor to saidshaft comprising a 9o vertically-arranged oscillatory arm pivoted to therunning-gear frame concentrically With the said shaft, a gear-Wheel onsaid shaft, a gear-wheel mounted on said oscillatory arm andintermeshing with the gear-Wheel on the said shaft, a shaft mountedon.the vehiclebody and having operative connection with the motor, adistance-rod pivotally connected with the said free end of said arm andwith the body and driving connections between roo the last-named shaftand the gear-wheel carried by said arm.

5. A motor-vehicle comprising a ruiminggear frame, a Vehicle-bodymovablysupported thereon, a motor carried by the body, a rotative shaftmounted on `the frame through which motion is transmitted to thedriving- Wheels, and means for transmitting motion from said motor tosaid shaft comprising a vertically-arranged oscillatory arm pivoted tothe frame concentrically With the shaft, a gear-wheel mounted on saidarm, a sprocketwheel connected and turning with said gear- Wheel, agear-wheel on said shaft intermeshing with that on said arm, asprocket-Wheel mounted on said body and having operative connection withthe motor, a distance-rod pivotally connected with the said arm andacting to maintain the said sprocket-wheel on the body at a uniformdistance from that on the said shaft, and a drive-chain engaging saidsprocket-Wheels.

6. A motor-vehicle comprising a runninggear frame, a vehicle-bodymovably supported thereon, a motor carried by the body, a rotative shaftmounted on the running-gearframe through which motion is transmitted tothe driving-Wheels, and means for transmitting motion from said motor tosaid shaft comprising a vertically-arranged arm pivoted to the frameconcentrically with the said shaft, a gear-Wheel carried by the movableend of said arm, a sprocket-Wheel connected and turning with saidgear-Wheel, a gear-Wheel on IIO the said shaft interineshing With thegear- Wheel carried by the said arm, a second sprocket-Wheel mounted onsaid body, and having operative connection with the motor, adistance-rod pivotally connected with the said free end of said arm andacting on said second sprocket-Wheel to hold the same at a uniformdistance from the first named sprocket-wheel, a drive-chain engagingsaid sprocket-wheels and means for adjusting the length of saiddistance-rod.

7. A motor-vehicle comprising` a runninggear fram e,a vehicle-bodymovab'ly supported thereon, a motor carried by the body, a rotativeshaft mounted on the frame through Which motion is transmitted to thedriving- Wheels, and means fox` transmitting motion from said motor losaid shaft comprising aI vertically-arranged oscillatory arm pivoted tothe frame concentrically with the said shaft, agear-Wheel mounted onsaid arm, intermeshi ing gear-Wheels on the said shaft and on a shaftwhich is carried by the arm, a sprocketwheel mounted on said body andhaving operative connection with the motor, a distancercd pivotallyconnected with the said free end of said arm and engaged with thesprocketwheel on the body, and a drive-chain engaging saidsprocket-Wheel, said distance-rod being provided adjacent to theoscillatory arm with a forked end having pivotal connection with saidoscillatory arm at opposite sides of said gear-Wheel and sprocket-wheel.

8. A motor-vehicle comprising a runninggear frame, a two-partdriving-axle mounted on the frame and provided with an equalizinggear, avehicle-body, a shaft on the vehiclebody, which is actuated by the motorand driving connections between said shaft on the vehicle-body and saiddriving-axle embracing an oscillatory, vertically-arrangedarm pivoted tothe frame concentric to said drivingaxle, an oscillatory shaft carriedby said oscillatory arm a gear-Wheel interm eshinggearwheels on theoscillatory shaft and on the .equalizing-gear, and gearing connectingsaid gear-wheel on the oscillatory shaft with the said shaft on thevehicle-body and a distancerod between said oscillatory arm and saidshaft on the vehicle-body.

9. A motor-vehicle comprising a runninggear frame, a two-partdriving-axle mounted on the frame and provided with an equalizinggear, avehicle-body, a shaft on the vehiclebody which is actuated by the motorand driving connections between said shaft on the vehicle-body and saiddri ving-axle embracing.,r an oscillatory, vertically-arranged armpivoted to the frame concentric to said drivingaxle, an oscillatoryshaft carried by said oscillatory arm, interineshing gear-wheels on theequalizing-gear and oscillatory shaft, and gearing connecting saidgear-wheel on the osciliatory shaft with the said shaft on thevehicle-body, comprising a sprocket-Wheel rigidly attached to saidgear-Wheel on the oscillatory shaft, a sprocket-Wheel on said shaftcarried by the vehicle-body, and a drivingbelt engaging saidsprocket-Wheels.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invent-ion We affix oursignatures, in presence of two witnesses, this 3d day of July, A. D.1900. v

ELVVOOD HAYNES.

ELMER APPERSON. Witnesses:

. E. E. SANDERS,

C. B. KYLE.

